Month: April 2011

Depending on the settings of your email program you could be telling the world your email password every time you check your email! Sadly the default setting of many email clients is not to use a secure connection. This means that when your computer checks with your email server to see if you have any … Continue reading “Are you publishing your email password without knowing!”

If you have read some of my other posts you will know that I have a bee in my bonnet about security, privacy and backups. Make sure you have these and you are building a solid foundation to enjoy your digital life with peace of mind. Anything that you send or receive from your computer … Continue reading “Why is the ‘S’ in https important”

I use a combination of Hotmail and the Windows Live client as my main personal email account. I love being able to synchronise email across my laptop and desktop as well as being able to access my email when I am away from home without my laptop via the web or iPhone. What I did … Continue reading “Manage your email – add subfolders in Windows Live”

Have you backed up your blog? No doubt you have put a lot of work into creating and posting your blog and enjoyed the interaction with other people who have posted on it. Make sure that you have a regular backup of this important part of your digital life. Backing up your blog at eBlogger … Continue reading “Backup your blog”